Conflicts Attorney

Dinsmore & Shohl, 255 E. 5th St., Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America Req #10345

Thursday, December 12, 2024

With over 725 lawyers in 31 offices across the U.S., Dinsmore is committed to maintaining and developing a strong market profile. This is both to facilitate an understanding of the firm's capabilities by current and prospective clients, and to support the recruitment of talented attorneys and business professionals.

Dinsmore is seeking a full-time Conflicts Attorney to assist with all aspects of the conflicts process. This individual will be responsible for the identification, analysis, and resolution of conflicts of interest related to new business intake for existing and new clients and new hires, as well as the analysis, review and / or preparation of ethical screens, conflict waivers, ethics-related disclosures, engagement letters, and Outside Counsel Guidelines. This position is based in our Cincinnati office.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and resolve conflict of interest issues and provide meaningful and concise information regarding the same to firm attorneys and Members of the Office of General Counsel
• Prepare, review and / or analyze engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, ethics related disclosures, waivers, and ethical screens
• Analyze work of others in Client Intake Department and provide necessary guidance related to conflict of interest and ethics issues
• Assist new firm attorneys in transitioning lateral clients and matters, including drafting engagement letters and conflict waivers
• Draft and distribute ethical screen memorandums, and work with IT and others to implement ethical screens
• Communicate extensively with firm attorneys, business professionals, Conflicts Counsel and Members of the Office of General Counsel to facilitate identification and resolution of conflict issues or other business issues
• Assist in development of training and education programs for legal and non-legal staff regarding conflict of interest issues, client intake systems, methods, and procedures
• Identify opportunities to create or streamline existing processes and procedures to reduce risk and increase efficiency

Requirements

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